Ketanji Brown Jackson
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1970.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstAssociate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 28, 2022
- Senate vote
- 53 to 47
- Confirmed
- Apr 7, 2022
- Commissioned
- Apr 8, 2022
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 19, 2021
- Senate vote
- 53 to 44
- Confirmed
- Jun 14, 2021
- Commissioned
- Jun 17, 2021
- Left this court
- Jun 29, 2022. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 23, 2013
- Commissioned
- Mar 26, 2013
- Left this court
- Jun 17, 2021. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., Harvard University, 1992
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1996
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Patti B. Saris, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, 1996-1997
- Law clerk, Hon. Bruce M. Selya, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1997-1998
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1998-1999, 2002-2003, 2007-2010
- Law clerk, Hon. Stephen G. Breyer, Supreme Court of the United States, 1999-2000
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 2000-2002
- Assistant special counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2003-2005
- Assistant federal public defender, District of Columbia, 2005-2007
- Vice chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2010-2014
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, September 20, 2012; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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